PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jose Rozemblit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Abaddon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rozemblit comes to the cage accompanied by Pain. Abaddon has chosen Limp Bizkit - Break Stuff as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rozemblit
vs
Abaddon

190 cm
29
193 lbs
17 - 6 - 0

182 cm
33
190 lbs
28 - 18 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jose Rozemblit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Anthony Abaddon!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Phil Schofield and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Abaddon fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rozemblit, pushing him back against the cage.
Abaddon lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rozemblit.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rozemblit digs a right hand underneath Abaddon's ribcage. Abaddon let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rozemblit wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Abaddon has him pressed against the cage.
We've been hearing reports that Rozemblit has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.

Rozemblit has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Abaddon uses from the top position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Rozemblit has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Abaddon is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Rozemblit.
Abaddon is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Rozemblit will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rozemblit is looking for a sweep.
Abaddon is looking to take a break and control but Rozemblit is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Abaddon has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rozemblit throws out a leg kick but Abaddon moves out of range and Rozemblit only half commits.
Rozemblit will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rozemblit keeps the fight on the outside.
Abaddon has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.

Abaddon rushes Rozemblit and presses him up against the cage.
Abaddon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rozemblit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rozemblit can't get the takedown.
Rozemblit blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Rozemblit successfully pulls guard.
Abaddon throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Rozemblit had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Abaddon defends it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abaddon is stalling in the full guard.
Rozemblit working a defensive guard here.
Abaddon controls from within his opponent's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abaddon trying to control the position from guard on top but Rozemblit is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Anthony Abaddon was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Abaddon, right into the meat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rozemblit looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Abaddon is fending him off so far but Rozemblit persists. Nope, Abaddon circles away and we're back to standing.
Abaddon does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Abaddon wants to land a leg kick but Rozemblit is out of range.
Abaddon fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rozemblit has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rozemblit lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Abaddon checks the leg kick nicely there.
Good shot there by Rozemblit.
Abaddon throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rozemblit counters with a nice low kick that buckles Abaddon's knee momentarily.
Abaddon lands with a shot to the body.
Abaddon is looking to score with low kicks.
Rozemblit tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Abaddon swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Rozemblit. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Abaddon buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Anthony Abaddon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rozemblit throws out a powerful jab.
Anthony Abaddon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Abaddon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rozemblit manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Rozemblit misses.
Abaddon stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rozemblit dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rozemblit fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Abaddon.
Abaddon looks for the body kick but Rozemblit saw that one coming.
Abaddon misses with a left hand
and Rozemblit counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Abaddon moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rozemblit misses with an attempted mid kick.
Abaddon digs a good hook to Rozemblit's body.
Rozemblit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Abaddon.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rozemblit avoids the head kick by Abaddon.
A head kick by Abaddon misses
and Rozemblit counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Abaddon misses with a hook
and Rozemblit counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Abaddon dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Abaddon moves to clinch but Rozemblit breaks away
and Rozemblit counters with a nice uppercut.
Anthony Abaddon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Abaddon plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Rozemblit keeps the fight on the outside.
Rozemblit throws a big shot that misses.
Rozemblit connects with a single shot there.
Rozemblit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Rozemblit drives through with a takedown into guard.
Abaddon working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rozemblit.
Abaddon wants to sweep here but Rozemblit controlling him for the moment.
Rozemblit looking to pass the guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abaddon is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abaddon looking for a sweep. Not yet Abaddon, not yet.
Abaddon is trying to keep Rozemblit in close.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Anthony Abaddon hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Abaddon checks the leg kick.
Rozemblit just misses with a punch to the body.
Abaddon takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A punch combination from Rozemblit misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rozemblit lands with a nice body kick.
Rozemblit throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A slapping body kick lands there for Rozemblit.
Abaddon dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rozemblit. That did some damage!
Abaddon tries a low kick but Rozemblit avoids it.
Abaddon on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Rozemblit is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Abaddon throws a head kick but Rozemblit moves out of range.
Abaddon looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Abaddon checks a low kick from Rozemblit.
Abaddon moves in looking to clinch but Rozemblit pushes him off.
A head kick from Rozemblit lands but Abaddon takes it in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rozemblit tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Abaddon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Abaddon.
A nice inside leg kick there by Abaddon. That's going to slow Rozemblit down.
Abaddon throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rozemblit on the side of the head.
Abaddon scoring well with a low kick there.
Abaddon throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rozemblit throws a body kick that misses.
Rozemblit throws a jab but it's blocked by Abaddon.
Abaddon swinging wildly here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Abaddon.
Abaddon darts in trying to clinch

and Rozemblit counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Abaddon!
Jose Rozemblit overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abaddon is looking for a sweep.
Abaddon wants to control but Rozemblit postures up.
Rozemblit wants to lay and pray for a moment but Abaddon keeps working.
Rozemblit is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Abaddon is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Rozemblit tries to advance to mount but Abaddon instead regains half guard.
Abaddon works his way to full guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Anthony Abaddon will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Rozemblit has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Rozemblit throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Abaddon's head.

Abaddon lands a big right hand that sends Rozemblit crashing to the mat! Abaddon stays standing though and waves Rozemblit back to his feet!

Rozemblit is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rozemblit is aggressively charging in as Abaddon backs up avoiding any damage. Abaddon tosses out a jab and Rozemblit runs right into it face first! Rozemblit is out cold! Abaddon dropped down on all fours and is barking in Rozemblit's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Anthony Abaddon!
In his post fight interview, Anthony Abaddon started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.